US FTC, Welsh Carson settle antitrust anesthesiology case
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a settlement with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and its affiliates in a case that accused the private equity firm of suppressing competition for anesthesiology services in Texas.
Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTC
FTC bans General Motors from selling driver data for five years
General Motors Reaches Settlement With FTC for Selling Consumer Data
FTC Says Retailers Use Consumer Data for ‘Surveillance’ Pricing
Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the US Federal Trade Commission said in initial study findings, raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.
FTC's 'click to cancel' just kicked in, but unsubscribing may not get easier just yet - here's why
The ruling, which went into effect this week, requires businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for it in the first place.

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FTC Sues PepsiCo, Alleging It Gave Walmart Unfair Pricing Advantage
Pepsi sued by federal regulators for giving Walmart preferential soft-drink pricing
US lawsuit accuses Pepsi company of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores
FTC refers Snap complaint alleging its chatbot harms young users
In a rare move, the FTC issued a statement that revealed it referred a complaint against Snap to the DOJ, alleging an AI-powered chatbot is harmful to users.
Your car knows a lot about you. The FTC wants to make sure GM and other carmakers don’t take advantage.
U.S. regulators took aim at General Motors and its OnStar unit late Thursday, saying that they had taken their first-ever action related to connected-vehicle data.
FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in revenue from marking up the prices of dozens of specialty generic drugs between 2017 and 2022,
FTC Takes On Deere & Co. In New Right-To-Repair Fight
The FTC’s suit is the latest move in a long-running fight between Deere, farmers, and legislators. A 2017 Vice documentary showed that Nebraska farmers had turned to using pirated software from Eastern Europe to get around software locks on hardware.
The FTC Suing John Deere Is a Tipping Point for Right-to-Repair
After years of complaints about “unlawful” repairability policies, the FTC is suing tractor manufacturer Deere & Company. Repairability advocates are calling it a milestone for consumer rights.
FTC Is Now Refunding People Who Bought Razer’s Ridiculous Zephyr Masks
Under the terms of the agreement, the FTC said it would send checks and PayPal payments containing full refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased the mask. According to the agency, consumers who bought a Zephyr will have 90 days to cash their check once received or 30 days to accept their PayPal payment.
FTC sues John Deere for ‘unfairly’ raising repair costs on farm equipment
John Deere’s “unfair” practices raised repair costs for farmers and kept them from being able to make repairs on tractors and other equipment they own, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges in a new lawsuit.